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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Neuroscience
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness.
  • Accurate structure-function mapping is crucial for early diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma.
  • Previous studies have mapped the 10-2 visual field to the optic disc, but further refinement is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the structure-function mapping in the central 10° visual field (VF) using Humphrey Field Analyzer (HFA) 10-2 and circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (cpRNFL) thickness from spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).
  • To compare the obtained mapping with previously reported structure-function relationships between the 10-2 VF and the optic disc.

Main Methods:

  • 151 eyes of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients and 35 healthy eyes underwent SD-OCT for cpRNFL thickness and HFA 10-2 for VF testing.
  • Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression analyzed the relationship between visual sensitivity and cpRNFL thickness in the temporal 180°.
  • The optic disc angle for each VF test point was derived using LASSO regression coefficients.

Main Results:

  • The generated structure-function map largely aligned with prior reports.
  • Superior central VF test points correlated with areas of the optic disc more distant from the temporal quadrant's center (inferior pole).
  • Inferior VF test points corresponded to areas closer to the temporal quadrant's center, with larger prediction errors in previously identified vulnerable areas.

Conclusions:

  • The study largely confirms the established structure-function map between the 10-2 VF and optic disc anatomy.
  • However, significant differences were identified, particularly concerning the vulnerability of specific optic disc regions.
  • These findings refine our understanding of glaucoma's structural basis and may improve diagnostic accuracy.